The player with the most number of T206 cards seems to be an odd choice With a total of 524 cards, the T206 set is flat out massive. But while there are more than 500 cards in it, there aren’t that many players featured. That’s because many players in the set have more than one card. To create such a
Taking a look at really old prices of really old cards One of my favorite things about the American Card Catalog is the wildly outdated pricing. Many collectors that don’t own a copy of this important book have no idea that, in addition to the categorizations of cards, it also served as a de facto price guide of sorts. Now,
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Many collectors aren’t aware of this elusive ‘error’ card featuring the Hall of Famer With four cards in the T206 set, Hall of Famer Joe Tinker is already well covered in the release. His four cards match those given to fellow Cooperstown inductee Ty Cobb and are only one behind the five given to star Hal Chase. But technically, Tinker
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REA offers free appraisals of your prewar cards and collectibles. To learn more about the value of your items and the options you have if you’re interested in selling, contact them today! 12 things every collector should know about the Honus Wagner T206 card Virtually every baseball card collector has heard of the famous Honus Wagner T206 card. But if you’re not
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Which Legendary Player is Collected More? Two of the most popular baseball players in the history of the sport arguably lead the way when it comes to pre-war baseball cards — Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. Plenty others are abundantly popular. Hurlers Christy Mathewson, Cy Young, and Walter Johnson are all heavily collected. Shoeless Joe Jackson is a cult hero,
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The number of cards in the important set depends on your point of view The T206 set is no less than the most iconic baseball card set of all time. With more than 500 cards printed, it’s a massive issue. But how many cards belong in the actual set? Surprisingly, there’s no clear cut answer accepted by everyone. Here are
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Matty McIntyre’s hairstyle in the T206 set is one to forget On Tuesday, I was perusing my T206 cards. It’s something I do less of these days as I’m often tied up with other things but I figured I’d flip through the old binder while I had some spare time. As I usually am, I was specifically looking atthe imagery
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When it was announced that the highest-graded T206 collection on the PSA registry was up for auction, we knew the prices would be staggering. With numerous 8s, 9s, and 10s, the cards figured to do quite well. And they did. PSA’s Joe Orlando weighs in with the final amount – more than $8 million. Some records are broken, but others
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One high-grade T206 card is pretty impressive. But how about 500+ of them? The largest known collection of high-grade PSA T206 cards is up for auction by Heritage. The impressive collection contains a gaggle of PSA 7s, 8s, 9s, and even perfect 10s. The collection has an incredible GPA weighted average of 8.2, making it the top T206 collection on
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Several cards of the underappreciated pre-war player are considered rarities Mike Donlin is a name that most modern collectors probably aren’t familiar with. But if you collect pre-war cards, you’ve likely come across it. That’s particularly true if you happen to be a set collector. Despite being in relative obscurity these days, Donlin was not a common player. His cards
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A rare and relatively new discovery of a T206 print variation is catching on with pre-war collectors Back in 2015, a new T206 print variation turned heads in REA’s fall auction. Not widely reported, a BVG 5 of an odd-looking Jeff Pfeffer T206 quietly card sold for an impressive $2,700. Typically, the card in that condition would have sold for
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The hobby’s latest find will appear in REA’s fall auction Back in April, I wrote about another Ty Cobb-backed tobacco card that was discovered. The cards, once extremely rare, were made slightly more common with the Lucky 7 find (and, subsequently, the find of an eighth card by the same family). Still, with only about two dozen known copies, it’s
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